planetary nebula (n)

n09394797

type n
lex_filenum 17
def a nebula that was once thought to be a star with its planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the star
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Hypernym nebula
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Hyponym nebula

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